At EPGHS, the student council tends to get overlooked by the student body as a whole. What does our student council actually do to benefit our school? The Student Council is a large group of responsible and motivated leaders. These leaders represent students, help plan school events, and work together as a group to make the school a connected community, with plenty of spirit. A handful of events planned by the council are dress-up days, homecoming week plans, and many school-organized events, such as the Cars grill-out movie night.
When asked what the Student Council does as a whole, sophomore Finn Zeller informs, “Student Council is a general group of students from each and every class looking to try and better the school in whatever way they can, whether helping to organize a dress-up day or figure out the games for class wars.” Student Council helps with events and problems big and small. A very popular favorite event to plan among council members is the class wars. Council member and class officer, sophomore Ember DePauw, shares why: “It gets everyone involved and interested, even if you’re not actively playing the game.” Mrs. Ferrenburg is a faculty sponsor for student council, along with Mrs. Hiles. She enjoys working with student council for a number of reasons: “I like watching kids come up with ideas and work hard to make them happen. It’s fun watching them take initiative and ownership.” Her favorite student council memory from this year was when students roasted marshmallows and hot dogs and watched Cars one evening during homecoming week.
Not only does this group of student leaders help plan many school events, but being a part of the student council also helps these students gain many skills. Ember DePauw is glad she joined the student council because it helps her with many important skills: “Joining the council has already helped me with many things and will continue to as I continue in my high school and college years.” Finn agreed: “By the time I graduate, my four years of student council will have taught me how to plan and manage time accordingly.”
Student Council really is more than putting posters up everywhere in the hallways and making random promises to your peers. It assists you with important, lifelong skills that will help with your schooling and your future career.
